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Chapter 5: Trip back to Beijing, attacked halfway (please recommend and collect)

Emperor Qingyong's imperial edict was quickly sent to Northern Xinjiang.

At this time, Su Ran was practicing in the camp with his brothers.

The one who came to announce the decree was a doctor named Xu Jin from the Ministry of War, and the person accompanying him was none other than Mr. Qian, Tong Wanrong, who had previously asked for credit for his performance.

Seeing Su Ran, Xu Jin was not polite, he opened the imperial decree and began to read it in front of all the soldiers.

"By God's blessing, the emperor has issued an edict that Su Ran has guarded the territory loyally and has made great achievements in killing the enemy. This will enhance the power of our Daqing Dynasty and the army. I am very pleased and order Su Ran to enter the capital quickly and wait for the reward. I appreciate this!"

As soon as the imperial edict was read out, Su Ran's brothers immediately became excited.

In front of the imperial envoy, they swarmed up and threw Su Ran high into the air.

Their cheers were full of sincerity and joy.

They are very proud that each of them participated in that operation.

They were even more happy for their leader. After years of hard work, the sword was finally coming out of its sheath.

Of course, they also look forward to the day when they can stand out, just like Su Ran today.

Su Ran had actually expected this situation.

However, the moment he received the imperial edict, he still felt a little unreal in his heart.

After staying in the desolate northern Xinjiang for so many years, is there finally a chance to return to Beijing?
It all seemed to happen too quickly.

However, when he looked at the brothers in front of him who had been with him through life and death, another question suddenly occurred to him.

What will they do if they go back?
These people were all brought out by themselves. Are they just dumped in northern Xinjiang?

No, absolutely not.

Thinking of this, after receiving the imperial edict, he walked up to the imperial envoy Xu Jin and expressed his thoughts.

When the other party heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The imperial edict made it very clear that only Su Ran was summoned to Beijing to meet the saint, and the others were not mentioned.

However, having been an official in Beijing for a long time, this minister's mind is still very active.

Emperor Qingyong specially issued an order to call the man in front of him to the capital, and he would definitely be rewarded greatly. It is highly probable that he will stay in the capital for a job, otherwise he would not be worth calling him back.

Taking a few people back at this time is actually not a big problem.

However, it will definitely not work if we take all these 100-plus people back.

After all, people need to be stationed here, and it would be a little inconvenient to temporarily adjust the defense. The most important thing is that this is not mentioned in the imperial edict.

Thinking of this, Xu Jin gave Su Ran an idea.

He took a dozen or so people back and said that he was escorting the imperial envoy back to Beijing.

Saying this not only shows that he attaches great importance to the imperial envoys sent by the emperor, but also makes sense. It is estimated that Emperor Qingyong would not be able to say anything.

Regarding this, General Manager Tong Wanrong also said that there was no problem and asked Su Ran to quickly settle the person and then return to Beijing quickly with the imperial envoy.

Although this method is not the best solution in my mind, it can only be this way under the current circumstances.

He secretly thought in his heart that after returning to Beijing, he must find a way to get these people around as soon as possible.

After making up your mind, the next step is to select people.

To be honest, no matter which one of these people is placed in the army, they are all first-class masters, so it is fine to take anyone away.

In desperation, Su Ran had no choice but to adopt the oldest and most practical method - drawing lots.

In the end, he took away twelve of the more than 100 brothers.

Of course, Su Ran also made a promise to the remaining brothers that he would transfer them to him whenever there was a chance.

These people are all hard-blooded men who have been on the battlefield for a long time.

Therefore, they believed Su Ran's words and obeyed his arrangements calmly.

After explaining this, Su Ran briefly chatted with his immediate boss, Tong Wanrong.

The content is probably that he will not forget about the discount he made for himself, and will wait for his early return in the capital.Regarding the fact that Emperor Qingyong didn't directly order him to award him, Tong Wanrong was still a little uncomfortable, but after hearing Su Ran's words, he also became much calmer.

He had connections in the Ministry of War, and even if Su Ran didn't speak kindly for him, it wouldn't be too difficult to return to the capital, it just needed an opportunity.

But when he heard what the other party said, he still felt that he had not helped the wrong person.

In this way, Su Ran took a dozen of his brothers and headed for the capital with the imperial envoy Xu Jin.

The team of more than a dozen people approached Shanhaiguan Pass after traveling for less than 20 days.

As long as you cross this pass, the capital is not far away.

In the evening of this day, the team passed a place called Conglong Ridge.

The terrain here is difficult and it was the place where the former general Wu Agui led his troops to follow the dragon when the Daqing Dynasty began.

Later, this general was named King of Pingxi, but during the reign of Emperor Qingkang, he was deprived of the title of King of Fan.

However, walking in this steep mountain, Su Ran suddenly felt uneasy.

According to military experts, this kind of place is most suitable for setting up an ambush.

Sure enough, the team of more than a dozen people had just entered Conglong Ridge when they heard shouts of killing coming from all around.

However, Su Ran didn't take it too seriously at first.

Nowadays, there is a large army guarding the border. Even if there is an ambush here, they are probably bandits and wild bandits. They will not be able to make a living, and there will usually only be a few dozen people.

However, when the group of people was surrounded, Su Ran immediately realized that her thoughts seemed a bit too optimistic.

The bandits surrounding him actually numbered 400, and all of them were armed and well-equipped.

When the imperial envoy Xu Jin saw this posture, he was so frightened that he peeed and hid behind Su Ran.

Seeing this scene, Su Ran was also a little surprised. Inside the pass was the imperial city, how could such a large-scale armed force suddenly appear here.

And judging from their attire and weapons, they seemed to be quite formal and not like ordinary bandits.

Just when Su Ran was thinking about who these people were, the other party launched an offensive without saying a word.

This situation happened suddenly, but Su Ran and his subordinates did not panic. They just looked at each other, then drew their swords out of their sheaths, and were ready for battle almost instantly.

Su Ran took the lead and chopped down the first fierce bandit to the ground with a single blow of his knife. Blood spurted out and spattered on the black rocks beside the mountain road.

Immediately afterwards, he kept waving the sword in his hand like a god of war.

The gangsters rushed up in waves, but as long as they got close to Su Ran, no one could survive. Basically, they all ended up with their heads missing.

Some people who knew how to observe the battlefield situation chose to seek breakthroughs from Su Ran's men, but they failed to gain much advantage.

Although there are occasional short-term individual suppression due to the large number of people, Su Ran's subordinates are not only outstanding in their ability to fight alone, but also cooperate well with each other. Therefore, it is often the robbers who have just gained a local advantage and are immediately supported. Strength breaks this advantage and directly counterattacks.

Seeing that his men and horses fell one by one and their bodies were lying on the ground, the leading bandit suddenly blew a sharp whistle.

The next moment, the ruthless bandits who had been fighting so hard just now began to evacuate.

The feeling came like a tide and receded like a tide.

Su Ran's brothers wanted to catch up, but he stopped him.

Now that the opponent has withdrawn, there is no need to pursue them. If they are ambushed again, the gains will outweigh the losses.

With this in mind, he ordered his brothers to examine the corpses to see if they could find anything from them that could prove the identity of his opponent.

Facts have proved that Su Ran's judgment was correct, as the word "Pingxi" is branded on the back of every gangster.

It can be seen from this that these guys should all be from the original Pingxi Prince's Mansion, because only they can use these two words.

However, there is one thing that is a bit confusing.

Why do these people appear here and do something about Jiedao? Do they know that Xu Jin is an imperial envoy sent by the emperor?

Another point is that Wu Agui, the king of Pingxi, ruled the roost in Yunnan back then, so how could he have power to come here.

With these doubts, Su Ran asked his brothers to escort Xu Jin first, while he followed the traces of these people alone.

(End of this chapter)